Hello friends, on the night of 1st October, Israel's sky looked like this. These weren't fireworks; these were missiles. More than 180 ballistic missiles were sent towards Israel, by Iran. The order to launch these
missiles was given directly by Iran's Head of State
and the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran's IRGC, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a part of their army, said that more than 90% of the missiles successfully hit their target. But on the other hand, Israel says that most of the missiles were intercepted by Israel's air defence system. The destruction caused
by these missiles, can be seen in many published images. You can see these craters. Look at this, a 30 feet deep crater, right outside the Mossad's headquarters. In southern Israel,
there is the desert of Negev, where a large Israeli
military base is situated. Many missiles were targeted towards that. Although Israel
says that it suffered minimal damage in this attack, still Israel's Prime Minister
Netanyahu says that they will retaliate. "Iran made a big mistake tonight. And it will pay for it. The regime in Iran
does not understand our determination
to defend ourselves. And our determination to
retaliate against our enemies." The biggest question here is how did Iran get involve in this war? The war that began last
year with Hamas's attack, has now spread to many countries. Not only is Israel attacking Palestine but is also attacking Lebanon. Many paramilitary
groups and te*rorist outfits like Hamas,
Hezbollah, and Houthis are involved in this war. And now, a country like
Iran is directly involved in it. Because of this, our right-wing media has announced World War
3 for probably the 26th time. "We are on the brink of World War 3!" "WW3 has already started;
WW3 is already upon us!" How did things reach this point? And what else can we expect next? Let's try to understand it in this video. It is true that many countries
are involved in this war. And if the situation continues
to deteriorate like this, then it can
gradually turn into a regional war in the Middle East. But calling it World
War 3 is a big joke. Why am I saying this? Because it is not
the first time that Iran has attacked
Israel this year. Only a few months ago, on 13th April, more than 300 drones and
missiles were launched on Israel. If you look at it in terms of total
machinery deployed, this April attack was bigger
than the October attack, in which around 170 drones,
30 cruise missiles, and 110 ballistic missiles
were launched on Israel. It is a different matter
that our news channels were busy promoting
Narendra Modi back in April due to our election season. Otherwise, the April attack was
unique in many ways. It was the first time in decades that another country had attacked Israel. Before this, during the 1991 Gulf War, Saddam Hussein's Iraq had
launched missiles on Israel. But now, in April, what was the reason
behind Iran's attack? Iran calls it revenge, retaliation. 2 weeks before that, around 1st April, Israel carried out an airstrike on Syria's capital
city, Damascus. In this airstrike, 7 Iranian officers
lost their lives. Including a top general
of the Iranian embassy. Now, obviously, if any country's army
officers are k!lled, no country will tolerate it. And here, Israel dropped
a bomb on the embassy. So the next question you will ask is why did Israel carry out this airstrike? Israel claimed that it wasn't an embassy, rather, it was a military building. And the officer who died in the attack had close links to
Hezbollah, according to Israel. What is Hezbollah and
how is it linked to Iran? We'll talk about it later in this video. But before that, let's
understand some technical details about Israel's defence system. When Israel was attacked in April, Israel received help
from its allied countries. Like America, the UK, and even Jordan. America had tackled around 80 drones and 6
ballistic missiles. British Royal Air Force's Typhoon
fighter jets took down several drones. And Israel's F-35 stealth fighter jets tackled 25 out of 30 cruise missiles. If you look at the map, Iran and Israel are
actually quite far apart. The shortest distance between
the two countries is about 1,000 km. So if Iran attacks
Israel with a drone, it would take a drone about 2
hours to reach Israel. This is why with a
solid intelligence system, it becomes easy to protect oneself. In terms of Israel's
on-ground defences, their Iron Dome is their
most famous defence system. It protects the sky up to 10 km, in the radius of 70 km. If a rocket is launched
from such a distance, then Iron Dome will effectively counter it. Although it is called Dome, it is not an actual shield around Israel. It is a missile system that detects the rockets
before they hit the ground, and before they can explode, it launches its own rockets
to counter those missiles. This is known as Interception. You will see this word multiple times when reading
news related to it. The Iron Dome intercepts
short-range rockets only. If a missile is launched
from a larger distance, Israel has two more
defence systems to counter it. One is the David Sling, for medium to long-range missiles. It protects as high as 15
km in the radius of 300 km. But Iran is 1,000 km away. So the ballistic missiles that Iran launched in
its October attack, neither the Iron
Dome nor the David Sling can effectively
counter them. To intercept those missiles, there is a third defence system called the Arrow System. Arrow 3 has the highest
detection range in Israel. A range of 2,400 km. And a 100 km altitude. If a missile is launched
from almost the space, the Arrow System can detect it too. During April's attack, the Arrow 3 system
intercepted a ballistic missile, which was captured on video. This missile was outside
the Earth's atmosphere. Look at this amazing video. These sound to be safe and secure systems. You might feel that no matter what happens to Israel, Israel will always be protected. But it is not so. The biggest point of failure
of these defensive systems is money. Operating these systems
is extremely expensive. As I said, to prevent any missile from
hitting their country, these defence systems launch another missile
targeting the first missile. The missile launched by the Iron Dome is called Tamir Missile. One such missile costs $50,000. Second, their David Sling, the missiles launched by it, costs $1 million per missile. And then comes their Arrow System, the missiles launched by it costs several millions of US dollars per missile. When Israel was attacked in April, in just one day, they had to spend around $200 million. Imagine that. They don't have an
unlimited supply of missiles. If too many ballistic missiles
are launched against Israel, their defence systems will fail. Due to the sheer quantity
and lack of money. This is why, after the attacks in October, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani stated that these strikes were a
limited act of self-defence. And the Western
countries should praise them for not doing anything more devastating. This statement was like a threat; Iran threatened Israel, and telling them to be grateful
that Iran let them off easily. Iran's weapons aren't any less deadly. Some state-of-the-art missiles
were also used in this attack. They were developed last
year and used for the first time. Like the 2023 Fatah missiles. In this photo taken by the BBC you can see how capable these missiles are. Their longest-range
missiles are the Shahab-3, with a range of more than 2,000 km. The missiles missing on this map, are the 2023 Fatah missiles. They are classified as
Hypersonic Ballistic Missiles. Hypersonic means faster
than the speed of sound. They can fly at the speed
of 18,000 km per hour, which is 15 times faster
than the speed of sound. It takes them only a few minutes to travel from Iran to Israel. "We're able to precisely hit any target, within the range of 870 miles. And there exists no system that can rival or counter this missile." Many people confuse
rockets and missiles. These two words might sound similar, but in reality, they are vastly different. The rockets launched
by Hamas towards Israel, are relatively small in size. They are launched from
the ground in a projectile. They need to make a rough estimate about
where they would hit. But on the other hand, ballistic missiles, are as tall as a
three-story building, and are equipped with precision targeting. The exact location where it
would hit can be controlled. It can actually leave Earth's atmosphere, and then come back to hit its target. It is truly scary to see the dangerous weapons humans have built. This is why after the April attack, the United Nations Security Council called an
emergency meeting where the Secretary-General told both sides to diffuse and de-escalate. Now, groups like
Hezbollah and Houthis have been attacking
Israel for years. Ever since Israel retaliated and bombed Gaza, the frequency of their attacks have also increased. These three groups, Hamas in Gaza, Houthis in Yemen, and Hezbollah in South Lebanon, are considered Iran's proxy. They are also known
as the Axis of Resistance. That is, Iran funds them from behind the scenes, giving them money and support. There's a long history behind all of it. It's impossible to explain
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Hezbollah specifically, it is one of the most heavily armed non-state
groups in the world. A Shia militant group, that gained power in 1982, when Israel invaded Lebanon, The became an
official entity in 1985, and made their manifesto, of eradicating Western
powers from Lebanon, and demanded the
destruction of the Israeli state. Almost all Western countries, America and European countries, consider Hezbollah to
be a te*rorist organisation. Although the Indian
government doesn't. The southern part of Lebanon was occupied by Israel for nearly 22 years. It was Hezbollah who pushed Israel out of Lebanon in 2000. In 2006, there was another war between Hezbollah and Israel which lasted for 34 days. And none of them won this war. When you Lebanon on the map, a large part of it is under Hezbollah's control. This paramilitary group is actually more powerful than Lebanon's own army to a large extent. Today, the war between Hezbollah and Israel has been going on openly for the past few months. On 7th October 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, which began the war. And the next day, on 8th October 2023, Hezbollah officially declared a state of war against Israel. On the other hand, if we talk about the Houthis, it was founded in the 1990s. The reason behind this was the Shia marginalisation and increasing foreign
influence in Yemen. Houthis are
considered a te*rorist organisation by many countries. And they oppose Yemen's government. Interestingly, the Indian
government does not consider the Houthis as
a te*rorist organisation. Apart from Iran, it is said that Russia funds the Houthis too. And the Saudi government, Saudi Arabia and
Yemen share a border, Saudi Arabia supports the Yemeni government as are the Western countries. On this map you can see that Saudi Arabia and Iran are two
superpowers in the Middle East. These countries either support
a neighbouring government or the rebel groups
opposing the government. In Yemen, Saudi supports the government, and Iran favours the rebels. In Iraq, Saudi favours the government, and Iran supports the Shia rebel groups. It's the same in Syria as well as Lebanon. Internationally speaking, western countries including the US, EU, favour Saudi most of the time, and countries like Russia and China, favour Iran more. So you can see the alliances of these countries. And this is why Saudi Arabia takes a stand against Iran most of the time. Even though both are Muslim countries, Saudi Arabia is Sunni-dominated and Iran is Shia-dominated. I talked about it in this video. The current war between
Israel and Palestine began last year in October when Hamas attacked Israel. I talked about it in this video. After that, as retaliation
Israel invaded Gaza. Israel bombed Gaza so heavily that the place isn't livable anymore. Most of the countries worldwide have called it a gen0cide. Between 7th October 2023
and 22nd September 2024, 41,431 Palestinians
have been k!lled on record. More than half of them
are children and women. More than 2 million
people have been displaced. Jonathan Glaser, a Jewish film director, won an Oscar last year
for his film on the Holocaust. While accepting the award, he made a statement,
he talked about how the wounds of the
Holocaust are used as an excuse to torture
another community, and he refused to be associated with that kind of 'Jewishness.' His film, The Zone of Interest captures the horrors
of fascism brilliantly. Do watch it if you ever
get the chance to do so. Now, in this current war, Hezbollah turned out to be very powerful. In the Israeli-Lebanese border, more than 80,000 Israelis had to leave their cities and towns because of the daily rocket fires. Second, the Houthis have disrupted the Red Sea by attacking any passing ships with missiles. This has led to trade losses to the extent of
nearly $1 trillion. Before April's attack, Iran was not involved in this war directly. Although it was attacking through its proxies. But they issued an official statement on April 14. They said that if the
Zionist regime attacks their interests, assets,
people or citizens, then they will counterattack. IRGC's head Hossein Salami was the one to
make this statement. Then on 31st July, there was a high-profile assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran. Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas
was assassinated. Palestinian militant group Hamas, said that its political
leader Ismail Haniyeh, has been k!lled in Iran. Who assassinated him? Officially no one took responsibility. but it is obvious that Israel is being suspected. After that in July, the
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs said that blood
"will never be wasted." Since then, the retaliation warnings had begun. Two months later, on 17th September, there was the infamous "Pager attack" on Hezbollah. The Pager devices carried by many Hezbollah
operatives exploded. This k!lled many people. And then on 20th September, there was another high-profile assassination. Ibrahim Akil, the commander of Hezbollah's Special
Operations Forces Unit. These were Iranian proxies. So, obviously, the Iranian government was
not happy with this. But over the next few days, there were more high-profile assassinations. On 25th September, Hezbollah's missile unit's leader
was assassinated. On 27th September, IRGC's Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan was
k!lled in an air strike. This airstrike targeted Hezbollah's main headquarters. And in this air strike, Hezbollah's top leader, Hassan Nasrallah was also k!lled. He had been Hezbollah's general secretary since 1992. But despite losing their top leaders, the non-stop air strikes on Lebanon continues to date. Hezbollah has been launching rockets towards Israel too. The war has not stopped. In the last week of September, around 1,000 people were k!lled in Israeli airstrikes
in Lebanon. The United Nations
and the USA are continuously
condemning these attacks. But Israel shows no signs of stopping. If we talk about Iran's latest attack on 1st October, Israel noticed no signs of any retaliatory air-strikes by Iran. But America was the first to anticipate this attack and informed Israel. On 1st October around 7:30 pm, the IDF confirmed that Iran had launched missiles towards Israel. The entire country was engulfed in the warning sounds of sirens. An Iranian news agency cited IRGC saying that the reason behind
this attack was the assassination
of Hezbollah's leader. Because Israel had carried out strikes on Lebanon, where Hezbollah's leaders were assassinated, now Iran was retaliating against it. This Iranian attack might have looked scary, but fortunately, only one person died in it. A Palestinian person in the West Bank. Despite this, the
Israeli Minister of Finance has threatened, that just like Gaza, Hezbollah, and Lebanon, they will make Iran regret attacking Israel. Their Prime Minister Benyamin
Netanyahu said that Iran has made a terrible mistake
and Israel will retaliate. "Iran has made a terrible mistake;
it will have to pay for it." "We can defend ourselves and
take revenge on our enemies." Overall, the point is, this
is a series of retaliations. Everyone is taking revenge for something or the other. And the innocent civilians are the ones to
lose their lives. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
gave a statement condemning the overall conflict instead of blaming a particular country. Indian government's reaction has been similar. The Indian government
has not issued any direct unequivocal condemnation
of this attack by Iran. India issued a statement that we are deeply concerned
at the escalation of the security
situation in West Asia. And urged that all issues be addressed through
dialogue and diplomacy. Indian citizens
have been advised to avoid all non-essential
travel in Iran. And those who are already living in Iran
should be vigilant and remain in contact with the Indian embassy. Foreign Minister Jai Shankar's statement was in a similar line. He stated that India understands Israel's need to respond, but we also believe that if any country responds, then the international
humanitarian laws should be
taken into account. It should be carefully
ensured that there's no damage done to
the civilian population. Friends, we need to
understand that whenever a situation like this
occurs anywhere, the common people are
the ones to suffer the most. These politicians who keep retaliating one after the other, taking revenge after revenge, often their own people do not support them. Looking at the tit-for-tat approaches of these governments, Mahatma Gandhi's statement fits aptly here. "An eye for an eye ends up making the whole world blind." If we want to stop this war from progressing further, then we need to move forward on Mahatma Gandhi's path of peace. Many people consider the Weapons Mafia responsible
for all these wars. The weapon manufacturers, who sell their
weapons internationally. If there are no wars, who will buy their weapons? I exposed this Weapons Mafia in this video. You can click here to watch it. Thank you very much!